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Do the rubber plantations in tropical China act as large carbon sinks?

iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, 2014
The regrowth of tropical secondary forests and plantations can not offset the carbon release caused by tropical deforestation, consequently determining net carbon losses on tropical lands.
Song Q-H, Tan Z-H, Zhang Y-P, Sha L-Q, Deng X-B, Deng Y, Zhou W-J, Zhao J-F, Zhao J-B, Zhang X, Zhao W, Yu G-R, Sun X-M, Liang N-S   +13 more
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Bricks, knots, and bodies: Material encounters and the affective making of masculinity

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines how creative research methods do not just capture boys' experiences of masculinity, but actively materialise them. Drawing on two arts‐based activities used in school‐based fieldwork (a mannequin‐based exercise with one participant and a Lego‐building workshop with a small peer group), the paper analyses how materials ...
Huw Berry‐Downs
wiley   +1 more source

Losing the Arms Race: Greater Wax Moths Sense but Ignore Bee Alarm Pheromones

Insects, 2019
The greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella L., is one of main pests of honeybees. The larvae burrow into the wax, damaging the bee comb and degenerating bee products, but also causes severe effects like driving the whole colony to abscond.
Yuan Li, Xingchuan Jiang, Zhengwei Wang, Junjun Zhang, Katrina Klett, Shahid Mehmood, Yufeng Qu, Ken Tan   +7 more
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Comparative Assessment of Landsat‐8 and SPOT‐7 Satellite Data With Field Spectral Measurements for Estimating Plant Diversity in Sandy Grasslands

Biological Diversity, EarlyView.
We compared Landsat‐8 OLI, SPOT, and hyperspectral data for estimating vascular plant diversity in China's Hunshandak Sandland. SPOT data showed the strongest correlation with alpha diversity, followed by hyperspectral data, with Landsat‐8 performing the weakest.
Ying Ye, Jianxiong Lan, Xiaoyue Zhang, Yu Peng   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

From REDD to Green: A Global Incentive System to Stop Tropical Forest Clearing- Working Paper 282 [PDF]

In this paper, we develop and illustrate a prototype incentive system for promoting rapid reduction of forest clearing in tropical countries. Our proposed Tropical Forest Protection Fund (TFPF) is a cash-on-delivery system that rewards independently ...
David Wheeler, Dan Hammer, Robin Kraft
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How wildlife respond to tropical cyclones: short‐term tactics and long‐term impacts

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT From butterflies to lizards and from sharks to seabirds, wildlife exhibit tactics to survive the impacts of tropical cyclones, also known as hurricanes, cyclones, or typhoons depending on where they occur. Some species seek refuge during the storm by moving, some remain in place and ride it out, and others move longer distances, avoiding the ...
Erin L. Koen, Mohamed Khalil Meliane, Zachery B. Holmes, Karl E. Miller, William J. Barichivich, Emilie Dedeban, Alex Furst, Miranda Imeri, Peyton E. Niebanck, Samantha Nunn, Kailee Pearson, Nicole Rita, Brier Ryver, Dakotah Shaffer, Susan C. Walls, E. Hance Ellington   +15 more
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Flight of the dragons: a global review of migration in Odonata

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Insects are the most abundant and ecologically important animal migrants. Yet, we know relatively little about the patterns and processes underlying insect migration. Dragonflies (Anisoptera) and damselflies (Zygoptera) comprise the ancient insect order Odonata, whose ancestors were the first organisms to fly on Earth.
Johanna S.U. Hedlund, Myles Menz, Jason W. Chapman, Alexander Hayward   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sprawling roads enhanced tropical forest loss during the period 2001–2020 [PDF]

Sprawling road networks cutting through forested areas continue to be a potent catalyst of deforestation in tropical regions. Yet, pantropical assessments limited by the lack of high-resolution global maps of tropical forest loss induced by road networks.
Xueman Zuo, Lin, Qinxian, Xisheng Hu, Ludan Zhang, Yan, Guodong, Zhang, Ludan, Lin, Sen, Tao Hong, Sen Lin, Zhen, Shiyong, Hu, Xisheng, Xincheng Zheng, Wu, Chengzhen, Chengzhen Wu, Li, Jian, Hong, Tao, Shuang Liu, Jin Chen, Zheng, Xincheng, Chen, Jin, Zhilong Wu, Qinxian Lin, Rongzu Qiu, Shiyong Zhen, Guodong Yan, Zou, Zeyao, Wu, Zhilong, Jian Li, Zuo, Xueman, Li, Jiazheng, Zeyao Zou, Qiu, Rongzu, Jiazheng Li, Liu, Shuang   +33 more
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A mosaic of microclimates: biodiversity outcomes and wildlife habitat potential in large‐scale solar facilities

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rapid global expansion of photovoltaic (PV) solar facilities, now comprising nearly 80% of the recent and projected growth of renewable electricity, represents one of the most significant land‐use changes of the 21st century. While PV facilities are critical for decarbonising energy systems, their large spatial footprint and infrastructure
Tom Armstrong, Caleb L. Loughran, Joshua R. Ennen, Kristoffer H. Wild, Eric J. Nordberg   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Remnant trees affect species composition but not structure of tropical second-growth forest [PDF]

, 2013
Remnant trees, spared from cutting when tropical forests are cleared for agriculture or grazing, act as nuclei of forest regeneration following field abandonment.
Sandor, Manette E. and Chazdon, Robin L.
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